Immediately labels Berlin Christmas market attack as 'ISIS and Islamist terrorists'

Hours after a truck drove through a Berlin Christmas market killing 12 people, Trump released a statement declaring, 'ISIS and other Islamist terrorists continually slaughter Christians in their communities and places of worship as part of their global jihad.' At the time, German authorities had not confirmed the attacker's identity or motive and had detained the wrong suspect. Trump issued his statement attributing the attack to 'Islamist terrorists' before official confirmation of the perpetrator or motive. The statement framed the attack as targeting Christians specifically.

"ISIS and other Islamist terrorists continually slaughter Christians in their communities and places of worship as part of their global jihad." — Statement issued hours after Berlin attack